My favorite dev tidbit about this game is that riki originally had the lowest HP in the game, but then one day they decided to max it out just because and everyone on the team thought it was really funny so they kept it
My very favorite video game series right here, really glad you enjoyed it. This game could’ve very easily been a one off cult classic game, but thanks to passionate fans, it got a North American release propelling it to become a full blown franchise! I hope you continue with the series. 2 is a VERY flawed game with MANY questionable decisions in a lot of areas… but it remains my favorite game of all time. It’s pretty decisive so I’m curious to see how you’ll feel about it. 3 is fantastic too, with the DLC that just released being, in my opinion, absolutely top tier and the best this series has to offer.
One thing to note about Expert Mode is that it's really a "hard mode". What it does is make it so you don't immediately gain exp outside of battle, instead any exp you earn from quests and discovering locations are stored in a pool of bonus which you can use to manually level up your characters, or even level them down It's mainly there for players who want to do all the side quests but without becoming over-leveled, which was an issue in the original release
I really hope you enjoy Xenoblade 2 when you get around to playing it. It's my favorite of the Xenoblade trilogy and one of my top three favorite games of all time, and I had a lot of fun replaying it recently when making a video about it a few weeks back. I will say that the game doesn't leave the best first impression and its tutorials are notoriously bad, but the gameplay is super fun once you've figured out the loop and the story picks up and becomes really compelling not too long in in my opinion. Also big thank you to Deci for getting you the game
I first played XC:DE because of a friends recommendation to play the original, and I will forever be grateful to him as this ended up becoming one of my favorite games of all time (maybe even my number 1 just because of the story). The incredibly likable cast with great dynamics between each other, the deep themes about purpose and revenge, the absolutely BALLER OST, the beautiful landscapes and creative setting. Man, I’ve got nothing but great things to say about this game.
Thank you for being chill about spoilers, as the difference in how Xeno fans and Persona fans often handle those is really prevalent. Got a friend going from Xeno to Persona recently (bro is playing all the personas in number order, including 1 and 2), and he was kinda shocked at how little spoiler protection Persona fans have under battle music on RU-vid. Spoilers are generally considered a bigger deal in the Xeno community, and thank you for working with that.
I started xenoblade a year ago and now I’ve played the entire Klaus saga, playing x rn aswell as replaying each game in order to see all the content. It’s probably one of the best series I’ve ever gotten into and it’s definitely an amazing ride. Each game makes you rethink everything and I love it.
A newcomer with interest in Xenosaga?! 😮 I always want more Xenosaga content. Xenoblade X is another often overlooked one. That has the closest gameplay to XC1 and it improves it in many ways.
I guess a warning If you’re checking out future games is that none of them play like each other. The closest games gameplay wise are 1 and X, and even then theres a BUNCH separating them. Just give each game a fair shot when you get to them. Also shoutouts to best girl Melia for the insane amount of trauma and bullshit she regularly has to deal with.
No matter how much traction this series gets it will ALWAYS be underrated, that's genuinely just how good all the game's stories are and even if one game doesn't speak to you much the other ones will. Like personally xc1 didn't really reach to me emotionally, however despite that I can definitely say it's an amazing game. Xc2 spoke to me the most and never ceases to hit me in the feels in every way possible. And Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is absolutely phenomenally paced, and all characters are extremely fleshed out, and most side quests don't even feel like side quests they feel important to the world. Haven't played X or xenosaga, xenogears, but I've only heard good things and do want to check them out when possible.. To agree with a ton of other comments, Xc2 is extremely hard to get into due to very bad tutorials or lack thereof, but once you learn the combat a lot of people will say xc2 has the best combat in the series, don't be afraid to ask for help or tips, possibly even looking up some guides (chuggaconroy has some good guides on combat) but I wish you the best in continuing the series. It's worth the effort, xc2 highs are insanely high, but it also definitely has the lowest lows as well and nobody will disagree with that lol.
Expert mode isn't really a difficulty setting, it's the ability to control your levels so you don't overlevel current enemies and lose out on SP and AP.
The Xenoblade Chronicles is one of my favorite series of all time Xenoblade 3 is my favorite game of all time and Xenoblade 1 is in my top 5 and Xenoblade 2 is in my top 10 I am so glad you loved the game
I knew it was only a matter of time before you played one of these. You want to play Xenoblade 2 next for sure. It is slow in the beginning for a few reasons, but most agree that it kicks up HARD. It's my favorite of the blade trilogy. The less you know about the game the better. X is my personal favorite Xenoblade game, though the main story isn't where the game shines. That actually goes to the sidequests which build the world.
yeah when people talk about Riki and nopon in general they are like "So i know people hate this character but I love them!" but I've never met anybody that thinks nopon suck at all. what not to love?
So, now you can play Xenoblade 2, or the epilogue "Future Connected" which is in the Definitive Edition. But I would recommend waiting until after being completely done with Xenoblade 2 and it's DLC, Torna: The Golden Country. I would recommend playing in release order: Xenoblade 1 > Xenoblade 2 > Torna: The Golden Country > Future Connected > Xenoblade 3 > Future Redeemed Xenoblade 2 is a great game but it has some weird choices which definitely have impact on enjoyment. It depends on how much the player themselves care about it though, like some character designs are very strange, some jokes are just weird, and gameplay choices are at times annoying (field skills). However, in the grand scheme of things, the combat is arguably the best in the series, the music is just as good as the rest of the series, and the story is very good as well with extremely good villains. (Honestly I like Torna more than the base game so that's something to look forward too as well.) @Fither
this is my favorite game ever i'm really glad you enjoyed, i think xeno 2 is harder to get into but can be just as rewarding if you stick it out so i really hope you have a good experience with it as well
If you are intersted in gears/saga I highly recommend you starting with gears first Also don't sleep on x, you could realistically play x before/after every game since it's not related but if you liked the gameplay of 1 you will like x
Just to save you some whiplash: expect something really different on XC2 I'd say Torna (its DLC expansion) feels more familiar to XC1, but overall the experience is quite different A lot of people started on 2 and loved it, and a good amount who started on 1 consider it the black sheep (myself included), although it's still a good game and the combat system fully unlocked gets crazy in variety and the stuff you can pull off
About XC2, if you can forgive the game having a lot of "anime moments" and the voice acting being bad (not the VAs fault, they only had one or two takes for every line because of lack of money and time), the game is VERY GOOD. Tho I had a hard time with it at first because of the voice acting, honestly overall I liked it slightly better than XC1.
Give two and its dlc a shot and if you like it i'd say stick with the blade games and if you really like them give saga a shot and again if you like those give gears a shot
Normally, I’m not the type to recommend this, but if you play Xenoblade 2, I heavily suggest playing the sub instead of the dub. The English voice actor for the main character does fumble some pretty important scenes, and there are some overall voice direction issues too. I played the entire game twice, once with each voice cast, and my second playthrough with the sub made me like the game way more than I did when I played with the dub. It’s a shame since both 1 and 3 have largely excellent dubs, but it is what it is.
I can't really say sub is better, when the dub is extremely full of heart- mainly due to the fact that the different nations have different accents for their voices.
I’m not saying the dub is bad. In fact, like 95% of time it ranges from serviceable to pretty good. My main issue is that Rex’s voice actor just couldn’t pull off the more emotional scenes which dramatically weakens the overall narrative in my opinion. If Rex had better voice acting in those scenes, I wouldn’t even make the suggestion to play the sub because the dub is otherwise fine.
@@unboundsky9999 Yeah, but also, Nia sounds super generic in the JP dub. That, plus all the other heart and soul put into other characters (and two other gems), the ENG dub is vastly superior.
My biggest advice for 2 is don't feel afraid to ask around for questions, the games combat is VERY poorly explained due to rushed development and most of their team being dragged away for Breath of the Wild, but EXTREMELY satisfying once you get deep into it. Other advice is try not to rush through it, XC2 in particular is a game that greatly benefits from taking your time and going through it slowly, just take it all in at a decent pace and you'll enjoy it much more than if you JUST rush the story.
Just want to double down on this. XC2 has my favourite combat system in any JRPG, ever, but it's complex and convoluted on the surface (despite flowing butter-smooth once you get it), and the tutorials are unforgivably horrible - the biggest flaw by far in a game that's already riddled with flaws. If I remember right, they're actually actively wrong about some of the mechanics. Doing some out-of-game research (I second chuggaaconroy as entry-level and Enel for deeper stuff) is unfortunately basically required to be able to understand how the game wants you to play it, though once you do it's an incredibly rewarding experience. Like almost everything about XC2, it's an all-time masterpiece dragged down by really massive issues.
i have never upgraded Poppi because i dont know how her upgrade system work. i mean yeah could spend the time look up at the internet to understand how it works and spend more time playing its minigame OR i could just simply use Morag
My experience with Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was a rollercoaster (no spoilers): Got halfway through the game, hated and dropped it. -> Watched someone else play past where I dropped. -> Saw a cutscene that made me feel like I'd regret not doing it myself. -> Finished my run and a NG+ run. XC2 has a lot of technical flaws and controversies, but somehow it's still my favorite one in the series. I recommend giving the story a 2nd viewing after you beat the game, 'cause I'm not the only one who's said the story is amazing the 2nd time around (not even including the DLC when I say that, but you should beat that too before the 2nd viewing).
I quit the game right before the Temperentia boss fight. the only reason I picked it back up, was because I got on a 10 hour long flight and needed something to do. Didn't look back after that. I tried to 100% the game, but xenoblade 3 came out when I got to 90-95% ish
I enjoyed my second playthrough of XC2 (on NG+) way more than my first. I feel like a lot of the features and things you can do that're locked behind NG+ should've been available on a vanilla playthrough.
Xenoblade is a special gem. A game that by all accounts shouldn't have worked, but it successfully told an engaging story with gun gameplay. I honestly suggest looking into the writers previous works; Xenogears and Xenosaga.
This game has been in my backlog for years, as it's regarded one of the best JRPGs ever made by a lot of people, including some of my friends, and I could see how good Xenoblade music was even without playing the game. When the Switch remaster came out I actually bought it and... it sat on my shelf for years, until a couple months ago I decided to finally give it a shot. And it did absolutely live up to the hype, going in absolutely blind amplifying my experience. The entire series truly is some of the best games of all time.
I highly recommend playing 2 and Torna the Golden Country. However I would look up some combat guides because 2’s combat can be a bit unintuitive due to the horrible tips and tutorials.
I imagine he will enjoy Xeno2. As a kid you always have a brief moment where you wonder what it will be like to be bacteria to live on a human body. There is a lot to analyze when it comes to xenogears. Also the nopon drug lord side quest goes hard.
FYI Expert mode (as far as I’m aware) doesn’t necessarily make the game harder, it just makes it so that you can control your party members’ levels with whatever exp you currently have for them. Xenoblade 2 should be right up your alley (I’m not sure, obviously, but it’s a pretty safe bet). I remember you said that the main way that you like to get people to try things is by telling them about a character they might like. Yeah well this one dude in the game is basically a JoJo’s character; he is extremely good at being comic relief, he has a really interesting, mature character underneath that exterior that peaks through just enough so that he doesn’t seem edgy, and (most importantly) he is very big strong muscle man. Me and the homies all love Zeke von Genbu: Bringer of Chaos. Also I’m pretty sure that we would love a spoiler-cast if you’re up for it
As someone who has beaten both xenogears and the Xenosaga Trilogy, I’d say gears is definitely worth the time investment and saga is at least worth trying
The first Xenoblade is my favourite game of all time, rivalled only by the third game. It really is a masterpiece, and while it's combat isn't as deep as X or 3's, it's still a fun time all around, and the joy of exploration, spending time with its characters, and embarking on the well-thought-out story is something I'll never forget. The fact that every late-game twist is constantly foreshadowed as early as the first three chapters goes to show that Monolith Soft thought everything through and genuinely cared about crafting a game that could stand the test of time (which evidentially, it does, as the remake proves). I was blown away by what it accomplished on the Wii's hardware, and the Switch version simply ironed out what few kinks it had. I also love that, despite getting sequels, the first game can still be enjoyed as a stand-alone, self-contained experience. Its story is so fulfilling and complete, that if a sequel ever fell short of its quality standards (*cough* Xenoblade 2 *cough*), I could simply disregard it as non-canon, as it has no bearing on the original's concluded narrative. Frankly, I didn't care how or even if Xenoblade 1 connected to past Xeno games, because it didn't actually matter, and wasn't required to enjoy the game on its own merits. Not every story needs to have a grand multiverse that demands you experience mediocre or bad products just so you can enjoy the "good" ones, and if it weren't for the third game course-correcting the series, I'd maintain that Xenoblade never should've become a "series" in the first place, especially when I'd much rather they create a new stand-alone story for each game, completely divorced from the world of the Bionis and Mechonis. It's why I was fine with Xenoblade X doing its own thing, because it wouldn't be stepping on the first game's toes. Monolith Soft might be my favourite game studio, and while I'd enjoyed past games like Baten Kaitos and Disaster: Day of Crisis, it was Xenoblade that really made me take note of them.
My advice for you going into XC2 is that you should not feel ashamed of looking up a tutorial for combat because it is really poorly explained in the game. Once you get a good idea of how to play then it gets really good as XC2 has a way much more fun combat than the first. Also regarding voice acting of XC2. Push through even though the directing for it was horrible. If you want then you can download the JP patch like I did. Some people say that the weird deliveries does add some quirkiness to the EN dub, and I can agree with that sentiment and you may too.
Basically Fither summing up my thoughts about Xenoblade 1. Really solid RPG well worth playing even now and my personal favorite of the series, and as Fither said even if you go into this completely blind the challenge isn't unfair or annoying at any point. This is just a very well-crafted gem that's hold up over the ages, highly recommend people to give this game an honest shot.
YOOOOOOO, I remember putting the Xenoblade series for the games series that deserve more love. Please play the rest of the series, the second game is my favorite game ever. Also thank you Deci
Still my favourite game of all time, glad you enjoyed it. I leave a fun piece of Trivia that Riki having the highest base HP was due to the devs setting his HP to max for testing, but so many thought the idea of Riki being the best tank really funny, so they kept it
@@The_Pikaboi 100%. 2 was my first game, and I got to millick meadows before I decided to go back and do 1 first. Absolutely improves the effect of 3 and makes it's kinda stanky final moments much more interesting.
for a little more info on what riki is he's a jack of all trades you can built him in any way and it'll work he's an alright tank good ether attacker a good physical attack he's not the best at any of them but he can fit on any team comp also his 1 healing art makes him better than sharla lmao
I hope everyone that's planning or already played Xenoblade 1 plays the whole series. This is legit one of the few game franchises that pays off playing all of it.
This series man, if you dedicate yourself to it this series will pay off, 1 is my least favorite outta the numbered games... and it's atill in my top 5 games of all time, crazy high quality series, I hope you enjoy XC2 when ya get to it!
Down the rabbit hole you go, pro tip: xenoblade 2 is much more enjoyable if you watch chuggaconroy's: "everything i wish i knew about xenoblade chronicles 2" video, its spoiler free and just serves to alleviate the notoriously bad tutorials.
I think you're gonna love xc2, not gonna spoil, but playing 1 first adds so much as for the other xenos, def play 2 before some others as 2 has a lot more xeno DNA
You just played 1? Well... Play Future Connected, the XC1 bonus mode, and get ready for 2 and 3, they're even better in my opinion. 3, especially with its recent DLC, is my favorite game of all time. XC is probably my new favorite game series, and it overtook Persona.
The entire trilogy is peak fiction. Xenoblade 2 is just the most anime of these anime games. My personal favorite tbh but then again I’m a degenerate Weeb.
40 Hours?! Dude, your playthrough should be like... 120 Hours for Xenoblade 1 alone to get the most out of it. My playthroughs of XC2 and 3 reach 180 hours, excluding DLC.
xeno 1 is such a great game and your timing of finishing could not have been better. if you wanna play xenoblade 2 I recommend watching a combat guide for it because the game does a terrible job explaining it and if you don't know what you're doing in that game the combat feels omega slow and sluggish. xenoblade 3 is an super great game and I recommend finishing xeno 1 and 2 first to get the most out of the experience even tho the main game can easily be enjoyed without the context of the first to games
big xenoblade fan here for xeno games you can keep going and really enjoy just blade but i highly reccomend going back and playing xenogears on the ps1 and then the xenosaga trilogy on ps2 they arnt necessary exactly to understand the xeno stories but they are monolithsofts, the company that makes xenoblade original series and you could say they are a greater series that xenoblade fits in, also they are also just really good games with the exception of maybe saga episode 2 and some parts of xenogears disc 2. if you just want to focus on the much more attainable blade games i would just go with the release order frankly for the numbered entries with 2, 2's dlc, the extra story in definitive edition, 3, 3-dlc with saving xenoblade X for if theres a port of it or just when you want a more sci-fi style expirience, hope this helps and you can enjoy the series just as much as me
Xenoblade Chronicles X is by far my favorite. It's really just an MMORPG, but I've put about 450 hours into it and never got bored. I just played it last week and the servers are still up. I actually played online with some people on a Wii U exclusive game from 2015. Give it a shot!
